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Happy Halloween from Rubbernecker

We are celebrating Halloween for 13 days over on the Rubbernecker blog and I am up for day #1! I decided to play with Fall/Halloween colors. I have not had the opportunity to play with Color Burst before and decided this would be a super fun day to do it. I created three cards with Color Burst backgrounds, beautiful silhouette stamps from as well as dies and Neenah Felt Ultra White Paper all from Rubbernecker. Let’s take a look.

I tried three different techniques with the ColorBurst so let’s look at each card.

  • Wet a sheet of Neenah Felt Ultra White paper with water. You can do this with a mister or paint brush.
  • Shake small amounts of Color Burst onto the wet surface.
  • Set the page aside to dry.
  • Once dry, use a background stamp and silhouette stamp in black to create a dramatic image.
  • Use nesting rectangle dies to create a black frame out of cardstock.
  • Layer the card front, frame and a few black sequins or dots on a card front to finish.
  • Shake Color Burst directly onto a sheet of Neenah Felt Ultra White paper.
  • Use a mister to spray water on top of the dry Color Burst.
  • Set the sheet aside to dry.
  • Once the page is dry use a silhouette stamp and black ink for a dramatic effect.
  • Use rectangle nesting dies to trim down the Color Burst page and create a black cardstock frame.
  • Layer a black card base, Color Burst background, black frame and black sequins or dots to finish the card.
  • Sprinkle dry Color Burst onto a sheet of Neenah Felt Ultra White paper.
  • Use a wet paintbrush to lightly run over the Color Burst creating a watercolor background.
  • Set the sheet aside to dry.
  • Once the paper is dry use a stamp with a lower quote or a detailed background through the watercolor.
  • Use a mountain die and cut a thin mountain outline by running it through your die cut machine twice.
  • Use nested rectangle dies to trim the watercolor background and cut a black frame out of cardstock.
  • Layer a black card base, the watercolor background, the slim mountain silhouette and a black frame.

Thank you so much for stopping by today and make sure to keep watching Rubbernecker for the next 12 days to see heaps of Halloween inspiration!

Have a Happy Colorful Day!

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Coffee Lovers Hop

Hey Crafty friends. I am hopping along with Rubbernecker Stamps for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop today. I am a little late getting my post up so I will miss a few that hopped through early, but will catch a few of you later in the day and into the week 😉. I am sharing a new image from Rubbernecker stamps!

I have colored her up with Copics and below is a list of what I used and where.

Skin and Hair
Sweater and Scarf
Bow

Then I created a few layers using patterned paper, cardstock and dies from Rubbernecker.

Putting it all together was just a matter of adhering all the layers.

  • 5.5 x 5.5 card base
  • Dark blue patterned paper card front
  • Light blue patterned paper circle and ring from stacked die set
  • Earth tone patterned paper rectangle nested die
  • Light blue square frame (or square) from stacked die set
  • Tie soft twine in one or two colors near the bottom on the light blue square
  • Lastly pop up the image with foam tape

Thank you so much for stopping by! Make sure to check out some of the other designers from Rubbernecker as well as the Design Teams from the many sponsors of the Coffee Lovers Hop!

Have a Happy Colorful Day!
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Kraftin’ Kimmie Release Hop!

Woot! Woot!

Today we are celebrating all the wonderful new holiday things in our September Release that are NOW AVAILABLEin the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Shop! All THREE of our new stamp sets along with two new stencils, our stunning new hybrid ink colour, Precious Pink and sweet new Christmas Dots were released yesterday and we’re excited to share everything with you in a fabulous blog hop!

So let’s check everything out in action as we hop around the Krafty Design Team’s blogs today! Grab a nice hot (or cold) beverage, sit back and relax while we take you on this krafty tour!

First up we have this sweet Christmas set by artist Neda Sadreddin and we’re so excited about it!! It’s called…O HOLY NIGHT!

Next up we have the most amazing scene building stamp set from artist Sabrina van Vloten called…..SANTA’S RIDE!

And our last stamp set is another fabulous new one from artist, Neda called….A CRACKIN’ HOLIDAY!

Available now is our stunning new Krafty Kolours hybrid ink colour in the large ink pad, the mini cube and ink refill called…PRECIOUS PINK!!

We have two new stencils that coordinate perfectly with our lovely new stamp sets and they are….TWINKLE LITTLE STARS andHOLIDAY LIGHTS! And lastly we have the perfect finishing touch for your festive creations with our new Krafty Dots called…CHRISTMAS DOTS!

Now head on out on today’s celebration blog hop and check out all the new products in action as the Krafty Team shares their incredible creations! Then jump on over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps SHOP and grab some goodies for yourself!

Happy kraftin’!

I decided to play with one of the beautiful stencils and the Krafty dots today to complete two simple cards. I used the stencil with Nuvo glimmer paste and as an embossing plate on white cardstock.

Make sure to stop by all the Krafty design team blogs there is some amazing creativity going on out there!

Have a Happy Colorful Day!

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Kraftin’ Kimmie Day 1 of the September Release

Eeeeee!! Are you ready, are you ready?It is time to begin the September Krafty Peeksat Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps!!Our Christmas Krafty Peeks begin today and you’re not going to believe the fabulous goodies we have in store for you this month! As you may know our September release is always focused on the HOLIDAYS!!Today is Day One and you *may* have spotted this precious stamp set over the retreat weekend because it was the focus of Krafty Girl, Paula’s pencil colouring class!!This sweet new set is from artist Neda Sadreddin and it’s called…O HOLY NIGHT!!

The perfect set for Christmas includes the holy family….Mary, Joseph, the baby Jesus and some adorable, fluffy animals!! This set also includes 4 perfect sentiments and the coordinating stars!As you hop around the Krafty Team’s blogs today you will see the O HOLY NIGHT stamp set in action in combination with our all of our other awesome new September Kraftin’ Kimmie products!You will spot our newest addition to the Krafty Kolours Hybrid Ink rainbow! It’s a soft new blush colour namedPRECIOUS PINK!As always it will be available in full sized ink pads, mini cubes and ink refills!We’ve got TWO brand new Krafty Stencils for this month’s release to help accessorize your creations! They are called….
TWINKLE LITTLE STARS and
HOLIDAY LIGHTS!One perfect for all your spooky cards and the other a fabulous must have pattern for any occasion!And of course, we are adding the perfect new coordinating Krafty Dots for this release! The package includes mini enamel dots in varying sizes in 6 different colours!These ones are calledCHRISTMAS DOTS!You’ll get to see all of our brand new goodies in action over the next few days of September Krafty Peeks and everything will be released at our LIVE Online Release Party in the Krafty Friends facebook group on Saturday, September 19th at 1 pm EST!For now, hop around and check out some incredible designs from our Krafty Team!! Be sure to leave some love on EACH stop on the hop because I’m going to be giving away some krafty $$ to the shop!! PLUS our designers are AMAZING and you should tell them so!  Come on back tomorrow for moreChristmas krafty goodness!See you then!

I colored up a few scenes with my Copics. I did different combinations of the images and each of the cards has a similar look. Here are the first two the third will debut with a video tutorial next Wednesday!

Here is the collection of markers I used for all three images. It went fairly quickly since the combination was the same on each card front. This is the card front I have created a video for. (Next Wednesday)

Make sure to keep hopping through the team! The crafty cards and creations this month will have you inspired to create!

Have a Happy Colorful Day!

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Kraftin’ Kimmie Komeback!

It’s a very exciting day at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps!
Not only is it challenge day but it’s also time for a….
Krafty Komeback!!In case you are new to Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps, we have been creating whimsical krafty stamp sets for over TEN YEARS! So we have lots of incredible designs that have long retired and once in a while we bring one back for you!Today we are bringing back a stamp set that was originally released in 2013!! It’s just in time for those spooky creations for Halloween! This set was only ever released in rubber and NOW you can get it in clear photopolymer!!It’s called…..YOU’RE A SCREAM!

Not only is this stamp set available NOW in the Krafty Shop, BUT we’ve got a special promotion going on this weekend and it’s called MYSTERY MADNESS!Once you’ve placed your order at www.KraftinKimmieStamps.com and it INCLUDES the new You’re a Scream stamp set, head on over to the KKS Krafty Friends facebook group where you will find this graphic!

Then choose your favourite number while it’s available! Everyone who participates will WIN a PRIZE!
Prizes will include Krafty Dots, stencils, stamp sets, FREE shipping on the order you just placed, a discount on the order you just placed, someone will win the You’re a Scream stamp set for FREE and one lucky winner will receive their ENTIRE order for FREE! Everyone is a WINNER but there are limited spots available! Once the numbers are taken, they’re gone so shop quickly!We’ve got a krafty hop going on today to celebrate this fun release and promotion, PLUS we’ve got a new challenge for you and it’s Anything Goes!Each and every Saturday we post a brand new challenge for the week and you are welcome to enter as many times as you like.These must be new creations and you are welcome to use any stamp, however, using Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps and products will earn you double entries!The monthly prize is a 25$ voucher to the Krafty shop!!!Woohoo! There are two ways to enter: you can link up your creation on the Kraftin’ Kimmie blog page andyou can upload your photo to the album in our 
Krafty Friends FB group.

Also, if you need a little extra inspiration or a jump start to your mojo, we have a new sketch each month!

Feel free to use it any time!Don’t forget to check out this weekend’s FRUGAL FRIDAY SPECIALS! We’ve got a selection of stamp sets, a stencil and krafty dots that are 20-40% OFF plus this month’s Ink of the Month!!! Happy shoppin’!!

And now you ask, hey Michelle what did you create? Well you already got a peek! My cards were on the banner up a move, but here is a closer look. I decided to Copic color one image two different ways and challenged myself to keep the color pallet as similar to each other as possible. So take a look at the skin and hair first this is where you will see the striking difference and the only difference in markers.

Next a nice pile of markers that create the colorful costumes on BOTH clowns!

One of the things I love about coloring images similar, but different is the ability to then produce two cards that are similar but unique. A little patterned paper, a sentiment from the stamp set, button and twine pull it all together.

One tip if you are coloring and want to fussy cut these images. If there are fine lines that you don’t want to get to close to, cut away from the line and then use your Copics to match the color laying the image below. There are a few sections above that my eyes decided to give out on and I decided to use a B24 that matched the background paper to disguise them. It is not a perfect fix, but works pretty darn good.

Have a Happy Colorful Day!